Matt Lindland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Matthew James Lindland (born May 17, 1970) is an American

United States

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Mixed martial arts

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, Olympic

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wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party

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's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives

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, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008.

Collegiate wrestling

Lindland started wrestling at age 15 at Gladstone High School in Gladstone, Oregon. In 1991, he won the junior college 158 lbs national title wrestling for Clackamas Community College.
Lindland then went on to wrestle at the University of Nebraska winning the Big Eight title at 158 in 1993.
He represented the United States in Greco-Roman

Greco-Roman wrestling

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Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...

in the 69–76 kg weight category

Wrestling weight classes

-For men's freestyle and Greco-Roman:Currently, men's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling is divided into four main age categories internationally: schoolboys, cadets, juniors, and seniors....

, winning the silver medal.

Lindland was notable for having secured his spot on the US Olympic team through the courts. In the finals of the United States Olympic trials, Lindland lost to Keith Sieracki, who Lindland had accused of tripping him (under the rules of Greco-Roman wrestling, athletes are not permitted the use of their legs for advantage in defense of offensive moves). After appealing, an arbitrator ordered a rematch for Lindland and Sieracki, in which Lindland won 9-0.

The USOC however sought to keep Sieracki on the team, and appealed in federal court. A federal district judge, then a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, both decided in Lindland's favor. A request for a hearing by the USOC in the Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States

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was denied, which settled Lindland's status on the team. Lindland would later earn his nickname "The Law" from the protracted case.

Mixed martial arts

Lindland started mixed martial arts training with Randy Couture

Randy Couture

Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

, Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson

Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...

and others at Team Quest

Team Quest

Team Quest is a mixed martial arts training camp founded by Randy Couture, Matt "The Law" Lindland, and Dan Henderson with six facilities located in Gresham, Oregon, Tualatin, Oregon, Murrieta, California, West Linn, Oregon, Oceanside, California, Redding, California and Chiang Mai, Thailand...

. He won four fights in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

before losing to Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante |Lion's Den]], Ikuhisa Minowa, Ryuta Sakurai , Dave Menne and undefeated top ranked Middleweight Matt Lindland .-Instructor lineage:Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr...

in a championship match at UFC 37

UFC 37

UFC 37: High Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana on May 10, 2002...

.

Lindland's next loss came at the hands of Falaniko Vitale, who Matt Lindland attempted to slam, only to knock himself out in the process. This self-KO features in many comedy MMA blooper reels and is something that Lindland now laughs about. At UFC 54 Lindland was dropped from the UFC roster for breaking one of the sponsorship and advertising-related terms of his contract by wearing an unapproved T-shirt at the weigh-ins. After his dismissal Lindland continued to corner fighters at UFC events such as in B.J. Penn's bout against Georges St. Pierre

Georges St. Pierre

Georges St-Pierre , often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC. St-Pierre is ranked as the No. 1 Welterweight in the world according to Sherdog, MMAWeekly and numerous other publications. St-Pierre is ranked the No. 2 pound for...

. He has also continued his professional MMA career in IFL

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

and Bodog Fight with five wins and two losses, with the two losses coming outside of his weightclass against the future UFC Light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson

Quinton Jackson

Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...

and the Pride Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...

. After his loss to Jackson, Lindland joined the International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

, which also marked Lindland's debut as an IFL team coach – he fought against top twenty middleweight Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...

. Lindland won by TKO early in the second round. He then beat Carlos Newton

Carlos Newton

Carlos Newton is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion. He is considered one of the true pioneers in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Known as the "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL, K-1, Shooto and most...

at IFL Houston at the 1:43 mark of Round 2 by submission due to guillotine choke. Lindland defeated Fabio Negao via unanimous decision on July 19, 2008 at Affliction: Banned

Affliction: Banned

Affliction: Banned was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA. It took place on July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California...

in Anaheim, California

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.
At Affliction: Day of Reckoning on the Jan 24, 2009, he was defeated by Vitor Belfort

Vitor Belfort

Vítor Vieira Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Belfort was born in Rio de Janeiro and studied jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family, namely Carlson Gracie. He received a black belt under Carlson and currently trains with Xtreme Couture, fighting in...

and suffered a devastating KO loss.
Lindland is the former coach of the Portland Wolfpack

Portland Wolfpack

The Portland Wolfpack were a team in the now-defunct International Fight League and based in Portland, Oregon. The Wolfpack were coached by Olympic silver medalist in Greco Roman Wrestling, Matt Lindland. The Wolfpack were established in the middle of the 2006 season...

in the International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

.

There is currently a documentary called "Fighting Politics", being filmed about Matt and his MMA career.
Matt was recently choked unconscious by Mamed Khalidov

Mamed Khalidov

Mamed Khalidov is a Chechen-Polish mixed martial artist, competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion and holds the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt...

at KSW 16.

Strikeforce

On April 13, 2009, Lindland signed a three-fight deal with Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

and made his debut against Ronaldo Souza at Strikeforce: Evolution

Strikeforce: Evolution

Strikeforce: Evolution was a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Strikeforce on December 19, 2009 in San Jose, California at the HP Pavilion at San Jose...

on December 19, 2009. Lindland lost the fight via first-round submission by way of arm triangle choke.

Lindland Headlined Strikeforce Challengers 8 on May 21, 2010, in his hometown of Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, defeating Kevin Casey

Kevin Casey (fighter)

Kevin Casey is an American professional mixed martuial artist. He is currently signed with the Strikeforce promotion.-Biography:Casey was born in Inglewood, California. He began to study Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1999 when he befriended Rockson Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie...

.

He fought Robbie Lawler

Robbie Lawler

Robert Glen "Robbie" Lawler is an American mixed martial artist Lawler was the EliteXC middleweight champion before EliteXC filed for bankruptcy. Lawler has recently signed with Strikeforce. He is a member of Team Hughes fighting out of H.I.T...

at Strikeforce: St. Louis

Strikeforce: St. Louis

Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II, also known as Strikeforce: St. Louis, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by Strikeforce on December 4, 2010 at the Scottrade Center in St Louis, Missouri, United States.-Background:...

on December 4, 2010. Lindland was knocked out fifty seconds into the first round.

In addition, he is a "Mixed Martial Arts Management" instructor for the online sports career training school, Sports Management Worldwide

Sports Management Worldwide

Sports Management Worldwide is a sports agency and private for-profit sports management training institution based in Portland, Oregon. It is an accredited online Sports Management school and is certified by the Oregon Department of Education. SMWW offers online sports career training courses, and...

, in Portland, Oregon.

Personal life and political aspiration

Matt and his wife Angie have two children, a son named James and a daughter named Robin.

On March 11, 2008, Lindland filed as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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to run for the Oregon House of Representatives

Oregon House of Representatives

in District 52. The seat was formerly held by Republican Patti Smith. Lindland defeated fellow Republican Phyllis Thiemann in the May 20, 2008 primary, 58 to 42 percent. He advanced to the general election and was defeated by Hood River, Oregon

Hood River, Oregon

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Democrat Suzanne VanOrman

Suzanne VanOrman

Suzanne VanOrman is an American politician from Oregon. A Democrat, she is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, first elected in 2008. VanOrman, who resides in Hood River, represents District 52, which encompasses all of Hood River County and parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties...

by around 58 percent to Lindland’s 41 percent.

Film

Lindland appears in the mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life
Fight Life
Fight Life is a feature length documentary on the sport of mixed martial arts. The film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films. The film focuses on the lives of professional mixed martial arts fighters outside the cage, primarily profiling Jake Shields, and...

, set for release in the summer of 2011, the film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films.

Lawsuits

In Early 2011 former training partner Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson

filed a lawsuit in California federal district court against Lindland and his company, Team Quest

Team Quest

Fight Club, LLC, alleging trademark infringement, copyright infringement and unfair competition. The lawsuit boils down to the issue of who has the right to use the Team Quest trademarks.

On March 3, 2011 a suit was filed against Lindland in the Multnomah County Circuit Court by Gonzalo Aldana Gamboa regarding the theft of six marijuana plants. The suit alleges that Gamboa was granted permission to grow the plants on Lindland’s property in Eagle Creek, Ore., last October under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP). However, Gamboa claims that Lindland would not allow him to collect the marijuana when Gamboa returned in November.

The OMMP is a state registry program which processes applications for medical marijuana identification cards, as well as registering “grow sites.” According to the suit, Gamboa registered the growth and harvest of the six plants with the state in October. He is reportedly seeking $122,880, the estimated street value of the lost marijuana.

Mixed martial arts record

Mamed Khalidov

| Technical Submission (guillotine choke)
| KSW XVI

KSW XVI

KSW XVI was a mixed martial arts event held on 21 May 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Gdańsk, Poland. It was the sixteenth numerical event from KSW and their twenty first MMA event in total....

Robbie Lawler

| KO (punches)
| Strikeforce: St. Louis

Strikeforce: St. Louis

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|St Louis, Missouri, United States
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| Win
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| Kevin Casey

Kevin Casey (fighter)

| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey

Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey

Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The eighth Challengers episode took place on May 21, 2010, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The event drew an estimated 249,000 viewers, with a peak at 294,000 on Showtime.-Televised...

Portland, Oregon

Strikeforce: Evolution

Strikeforce: Evolution was a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Strikeforce on December 19, 2009 in San Jose, California at the HP Pavilion at San Jose...

San Jose, California

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, US
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| Loss
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| Vitor Belfort

Vitor Belfort

Anaheim, California

, US
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| Win
|align=center| 21–5
| Fabio Nascimento
| Decision (unanimous)
| Affliction: Banned

Affliction: Banned

Affliction: Banned was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA. It took place on July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California...

Anaheim, California

, US
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| Loss
|align=center| 20–5
| Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

| Submission (armbar)
| BodogFight

BodogFight

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Russia

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| Win
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| Carlos Newton

Carlos Newton

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

Houston, Texas

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, US
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| Win
|align=center| 19–4
| Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Graham Horn is an American mixed martial artist. He is one of the most experienced fighters in the sport with a professional record of 88–21–5...

| TKO (punches)
| International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

Portland, Oregon

, US
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| Loss
|align=center| 18–4
| Quinton Jackson

Quinton Jackson

| Decision (split)
| WFA: King of the Streets

WFA: King of the Streets

WFA: King of the Streets was a mixed martial arts event held by World Fighting Alliance on July 22, 2006 at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, California, USA. This would be the last event held by the World Fighting Alliance. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States via iN...

Los Angeles, California

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, US
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| Win
|align=center| 18–3
| Mike Van Arsdale

Mike van Arsdale

Mike van Arsdale is an American mixed martial artist who has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

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| Win
|align=center| 17–3
| Fabio Leopoldo
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| GFC

GFC

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Columbus, Ohio

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, US
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| Win
|align=center| 16–3
| Antonio Schembri
| TKO (punches)
| Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14: Punishment was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 3, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

United Kingdom

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| Win
|align=center| 15–3
| Joe Doerksen

Joe Doerksen

Joseph Daniel Doerksen is a Canadian mixed martial artist from New Bothwell, Manitoba. He is a former middleweight contender of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a veteran of the International Fight League...

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 54

UFC 54

UFC 54: Boiling Point was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 20, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, US
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| Win
|align=center| 14–3
| Travis Lutter

Travis Lutter

Travis S. Lutter is an American mixed martial artist who won the The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. His UFC record, not including his exhibition wins on The Ultimate Fighter 4, is 2–4...

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| UFC 52

UFC 52

UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, and later released on DVD.-History:Headlining the...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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| Win
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| Landon Showalter
| Submission (armbar)
| Sportfight 8: Justice
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|align=center| 2:43
|Gresham, Oregon

Gresham, Oregon

- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 90,205 people, 33,327 households, and 22,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,071.6 people per square mile . There were 35,309 housing units at an average density of 1,593.8 per square mile...

, US
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| Win
|align=center| 12–3
| Mark Weir

Mark Weir

Mark Anthony Weir is an English mixed martial artist usually fighting in the middleweight division at 185 lbs. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Pride Fighting Championships, and is the former Cage Rage British middleweight champion- Biography :Mark Weir lives in...

| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Cage Rage

Cage Rage

Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...

United Kingdom

David Terrell (fighter)

David Michael Terrell is a retired American mixed martial artist from Santa Rosa, California. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie, no one has scored a point against Terrell in a grappling match...

| KO (punches)
| UFC 49

UFC 49

UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21, 2004, at the MGM Grand Arena in Paradise, Nevada...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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| Win
|align=center| 11–2
| Tony Fryklund
| Decision (unanimous)
| Rumble on the Rock 5
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|align=center| 5:00
|Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

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, US
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| Win
|align=center| 10–2
| Falaniko Vitale

Falaniko Vitale

Falaniko "Niko" Vitale is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Middleweight division.He holds notable victories over Matt Lindland, Dave Menne, Kalib Starnes and Yushin Okami....

| Submission (strikes)
| UFC 45

UFC 45

UFC 45: Revolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on 21 November 2003, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut...

Uncasville, Connecticut

Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...

, US
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| Loss
|align=center| 9–2
| Falaniko Vitale

Falaniko Vitale

Falaniko "Niko" Vitale is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Middleweight division.He holds notable victories over Matt Lindland, Dave Menne, Kalib Starnes and Yushin Okami....

| TKO (slam)
| UFC 43

UFC 43

UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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| Win
|align=center| 9–1
| Phil Baroni

Phil Baroni

Philip George Baroni is an American mixed martial artist. He has a professional MMA record of 14–14–0. Baroni has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he holds a record of 3–7–0. Also he has fought in the PRIDE FC where he holds a record of 4–2–0...

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 41

UFC 41

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Atlantic City, New Jersey

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| Win
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| Ivan Salaverry

Ivan Salaverry

Ivan E. Salaverry is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. He is a member of Tito Ortiz's Team Punishment, and is known for his well-rounded skills. Salaverry is a middleweight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, BAMMA and the now-defunct World Fighting Alliance...

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 39

UFC 39

UFC 39: The Warriors Return was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 27, 2002, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut...

Uncasville, Connecticut

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| Loss
|align=center| 7–1
| Murilo Bustamante

Murilo Bustamante

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| UFC 37

UFC 37

UFC 37: High Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana on May 10, 2002...

Bossier City, Louisiana

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| Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Pat Miletich

Pat Miletich

Patrick Jay Miletich is a retired American mixed martial artist and a current sports commentator. He is known for his fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became the first UFC Welterweight Champion and UFC 16 tournament champion....

| TKO (punches)
| UFC 36

UFC 36

UFC 36: Worlds Collide was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on March 22, 2002...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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| Win
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| Phil Baroni

Phil Baroni

| Decision (majority)
| UFC 34

UFC 34

UFC 34: High Voltage was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on November 2, 2001...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, US
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| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Ricardo Almeida

Ricardo Almeida

Ricardo Almeida is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey.-Background:...

| DQ (repeated fouls)
| UFC 31

UFC 31

UFC 31: Locked and Loaded was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 4, 2001...

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Yoji Anjo

Yoji Anjo

, is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He was born in Suginami, Japan on December 31, 1969.-Professional wrestling career:...

| TKO (punches)
| UFC 29

UFC 29

UFC 29: Defense of the Belts was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 16, 2000 at Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.-History:...

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Travis Fulton

Travis Fulton

Travis Fulton is an American mixed martial artist and a professional boxer in the heavyweight division. He has notched up over 300 vale tudo and mixed martial arts fights since 1996 and over 30 boxing matches since 1999....

| Submission (choke)
| IFC

International Fighting Championships

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New Town, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,367 people, 488 households, and 318 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,031.6 people per square mile . There were 512 housing units at an average density of 760.9 per square mile...

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| Win
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| Mark Waters

Mark Waters

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| Submission (punches)
| IFC

International Fighting Championships

New Town, North Dakota

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| Win
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| Karo Davtyan
| TKO (punches)
| World Fighting Federation
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|Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

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Grappling

ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships

Record of opponents:

Won: Yushin Okami.

Lost: Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza, Fabricio Werdum (armbar)

Collegiate Results
NJCAA Collegiate Championships

1991
158 lbs: 1st place

Freestyle Results
USA University Freestyle Championships

1994
163 lbs: 1st place

1992
163 lbs: 1st place

Greco-Roman Results
FILA World Championships Greco-Roman Results

2001
187 lbs: 2nd place

1998
167 lbs: 6th place

USA Senior Greco-Roman Championships

2001
187.2 lbs: 1st place

2000
167.5 lbs: 1st place

1999
167.5 lbs: 1st place

1998
167.5 lbs: 1st place

1997
163 lbs: 1st place

US Olympic Team Greco-Roman Results

2000
167.5 lbs: silver medal

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